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53 But the people in the village would not let him stay there. This was because he was going to Jerusalem.[a]

54 Then James and John heard about what had happened. They asked Jesus, ‘Master, do you want us to ask God to send fire down from the sky? Do you want us to kill these people?’

55 Jesus turned round. ‘No!’ he said, ‘Do not do that. That would be wrong.’

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Footnotes

  1. 9:53 The people in Samaria did not like Jews to stay in their village.